How does lady bracknell find out where gwendolen has gone?
question 1 options:
gwendolen left a note
lady bracknell hired a private investigator
gwendolen called to tell her
lady bracknell bribed the maid
question 2 (10 points)
what changes lady bracknell’s mind about algernon and cecily’s marriage?
question 2 options:
cecily has received an excellent private education
cecily comes from a family of solicitors
cecily has a large amount of money in the bank
cecily is a very attractive young lady
question 3 (10 points)
on what condition will jack consent to algernon and cecily’s marriage?
question 3 options:
algernon must admit that bunbury isn’t real
lady bracknell must consent to jack’s marriage to gwendolen
algernon must change his name to ernest
cecily must wait until her age of consent, which is 35
question 4 (10 points)
according to lady bracknell, who are jack’s parents?
question 4 options:
miss prism and dr. chasuble are jack’s parents
cecily’s parents are also jack’s parents
she refers to them as a handbag and a cloakroom
algernon’s parents are also jack’s parents
question 5 (10 points) question 5 unsaved
what is ironic about jack’s “christian name? ”
question 5 options:
the audience knew it was ernest all along
his name is actually jack
jack’s given name turns out to be ernest
he says his name is jack, but it’s actually john
question 6 (10 points)
what happens to bunbury in act 3?
question 6 options:
algernon explains that he's been lying about bunbury the entire time.
bunbury "dies"
bunbury "is healed"
bunbury unexpectedly shows up to jack's home in the country
save
question 7 (10 points)
according to the "act 3 terms to know" link, and in the context of the play, what is a "perambulator? "
question 7 options:
an ordinary handbag
a vehicle
a baby carriage
someone who perambulates
question 8
in act 3, jack says the following:
"on the contrary, aunt augusta, i’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital importance of being earnest."
what literary device is this an example of?
question 8 options:
pun
satire
hyperbole
characterization
question 9 (10 points
a very important moment occurs in act 3 when the following information is revealed:
”lady bracknell, i admit with shame that i do not know. i only wish i did. on the morning of the day you mention, a day that is forever branded on my memory, i prepared as usual to take the baby out in its perambulator. i had also with me a somewhat old, but capacious hand-bag in which i had intended to place the manuscript of a work of fiction that i had written during my few unoccupied hours. in a moment of mental abstraction, for which i never can forgive myself, i deposited the manuscript in the bassinette, and placed the baby in the hand-bag.”
which character says this?
question 9 options:
rev. chasuble
gwendolen
merriman
miss prism
question 10 (10 points) question 10 unsaved
in act 3 lady bracknell says, "to speak frankly, i am not in favour of long engagements. they give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which i think is never advisable."
this is an example of situational irony
question 10 options:
the audience knows something that other characters in the play do not
lady bracknell is saying one thing but meaning another
what she says is meant to be taken seriously
her comment about long engagements being bad because they give people a chance to get to know one another is different than what you would expect normal commentary to be